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Serena Williams underdog in Wimbledon opener, big long shot to win title
Serena Williams is beginning her return to Wimbledon as an underdog to win her opening match, so it stands to reason she is a significant long shot to win the women's title at the All England Club.,Williams, 44, will compete in her first singles match in nearly four years on Tuesday when she takes o...
A'ja Wilson shakes off injury scare to lead Aces over Sky
A'ja Wilson had 30 points with 15 rebounds, left briefly with an apparent injury, then returned to help the Las Vegas Aces win 107-99 over the host Chicago Sky on Sunday.,Jackie Young scored 18 of her 28 points in the first half, and Chelsea Gray added 18 for Las Vegas (14-5). The Aces shot 52.4% ov...
Mariners trade for Giants veteran infielder Buddy Kennedy
The Seattle Mariners acquired veteran infielder Buddy Kennedy from the San Francisco Giants for cash considerations on Sunday.,Kennedy, 27, last played on June 10, going 0-for-1 in an 11-10 home win over the Washington Nationals.,He was 0-for-7 in seven games this season, his first with San Francisc...
Red Sox walk off Yankees in 10th after Sonny Gray no-hit bid, blown save
Jarren Duran's single to right drove in Masataka Yoshida with the game-winning run as the Boston Red Sox survived a comeback by their rivals and completed a four-game sweep of the visiting New York Yankees with a 5-4 victory Sunday night.,Duran capped a three-run 10th inning that included an RBI sin...
Jannik Sinner opens Wimbledon defense as odds-on title favorite
Jannik Sinner will begin his second consecutive Grand Slam as the odds-on favorite in the men's draw, and will be hoping for a better result this time around.,Sinner opened last month's French Open as the -325 favorite at BetMGM, but wilted in the Paris heat and failed to reach the third round. He'l...
Liquid, LuneX round out field for OWCS NA Stage 2 playoffs
Team Liquid and LuneX Gaming earned the final two spots in the regional playoffs as regular-season action wrapped Sunday in the Overwatch Champions Series' North American Stage 2.,Team Liquid swept The Kafe 3-0 to secure third place in the regular-season standings at 3-2. LuneX Gaming (2-3) lost 3-1...
Reds place OF Blake Dunn on IL; Suarez, De La Cruz banged up vs. Pirates
The Cincinnati Reds placed center fielder Blake Dunn on the 10-day injured list because of a right elbow sprain and recalled outfielder TJ Friedl from Triple-A Louisville on Sunday.,Friedl started in center field and went 0-4 in a 9-4 loss to the host Pittsburgh Pirates.,The Reds also had two player...
Balanced effort leads Valkyries to comfortable defeat of Liberty
The Golden State Valkyries ran up their second one-sided win over the New York Liberty this season Sunday night, riding balanced scoring and a second-quarter surge to a 76-67 victory in San Francisco.,Kaila Charles led the way with 13 points and seven teammates chipped in with at least seven points ...
Canada coach Jesse Marsch, asked to give USMNT advice: 'I don't care'
Canada coach Jesse Marsch may be a native of Wisconsin and a former assistant with the United States men's national team, but don't look for him to be giving the Americans any pointers about their upcoming opponent.,Speaking with reporters Sunday following his team's 1-0 win over South Africa in the...
Rhys Hoskins caps comeback as Guardians edge Mariners
Rhys Hoskins' tiebreaking two-run double capped a five-run eighth inning as the Cleveland Guardians rallied for a 6-5 victory against the visiting Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon.,Guardians reliever Matt Festa (2-1) got the victory and Cade Smith earned his 26th save despite allowing an unearne...
Reports: Fire signing ex-Barcelona star Robert Lewandowski
Polish striker Robert Lewandowski is set to be the latest global soccer star to make an MLS move, agreeing to a deal with the Chicago Fire on Sunday, according to multiple media reports.,The deal is for two years and will make him one of MLS's highest-paid players, The Athletic reported, although an...
Emma Raducanu (leg) withdraws on eve of Wimbledon match
Great Britain standout Emma Raducanu withdrew from Wimbledon on Sunday night due to a stress fracture in her lower right leg.,Raducanu, the No. 30 seed, was confident earlier Sunday that she would answer the bell for Monday first-round match against Croatia's Antonia Ruzic at the All England Club in...
Japan star Takefusa Kubo (knee) out vs. Brazil
Japan won't have star winger Takefusa Kubo for their World Cup round of 32 match vs. Brazil on Monday in Houston.,Kubo suffered a meniscus tear in his left knee during Japan's tournament opener against the Netherlands on June 14. He was held out of the Samurai Blue's remaining group-stage matches ag...
Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland headed to Monday playoff at Travelers
Norway's Viktor Hovland and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler ended regulation tied atop the leaderboard and will return Monday for a playoff at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn.,They finished at 21-under 259 after Sunday's fourth round at TPC River Highlands, where darkness became an issue ...
Haeran Ryu holds on to win first major title at Women's PGA
Haeran Ryu of South Korea won her first major championship by shooting a final-round 70, concluding with six straight pars to clinch victory Sunday at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in Chaska, Minn.,Ryu entered the day with a one-shot cushion and weathered a tumultuous front nine -- three bogeys,...
Gretchen Walsh tops training partner Kate Douglass' world record
Kate Douglass' reign as world-record holder in the 50-meter freestyle lasted all of nine days.,American Gretchen Walsh -- Douglass' training partner -- set a new world record in the event Sunday, turning in a 23.55-second run at the Sette Colli meet in Rome. That is .04 seconds faster than Douglass'...
Dicky Pride wins Dick's Open, beating Padraig Harrington in playoff
Dicky Pride couldn't have found a more fitting tournament to win.,Pride shot a 7-under-par 65 in the final round, then beat Irishman Padraig Harrington with a par on the first playoff hole to prevail at the Dick's Open on Sunday in Endicott, N.Y.,"Well, fortunately they've named the tournament after...
Mookie Betts' big hit helps Dodgers sink Padres
Mookie Betts' two-run single keyed a three-run fifth inning Sunday as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers edged the San Diego Padres 4-2 in the rubber game of the teams' weekend series.,Emmet Sheehan (4-5) pitched five solid innings to earn the win, allowing one run on two hits and two walks while stri...
Mystics edge Fire in second 4OT game in WNBA history
Sonia Citron scored a career-best 32 points, including the go-ahead basket with 21.4 seconds left, and the Washington Mystics edged the visiting Portland Fire in a marathon battle, prevailing 124-123 on Sunday in the second quadruple-overtime game in WNBA history.,Portland's Carla Leite scored a car...
A'ja Wilson shakes of injury scare to lead Aces over Sky
A'ja Wilson had 30 points with 15 rebounds, left briefly with an apparent injury, then returned to help the Las Vegas Aces win 107-99 over the host Chicago Sky on Sunday.,Jackie Young scored 18 of her 28 points in the first half, and Chelsea Gray added 18 for Las Vegas (14-5). The Aces shot 52.4% ov...